Nasty Old Fashioned!

This weekend the wife and I went to Applebees. I ordered an old fashioned. The waitress looked at me as if to say "what the hell is that?". I said its a bourbon drink. She said ok and soon after brought something that looked like a glass of ice water with a drop of bourbon in it. It tasted how it looked. I was rather disappointed.

Re: Nasty Old Fashioned!

Yet another sad story of dumb bartenders. I ordered an old fashioned at a bar once and the bartender asked me if I wanted a real one or not. Apparently most of the bartenders there made an Old Fashioned by pouring a little JBW over ice and then filling the glass with 7-Up.

Re: Nasty Old Fashioned!

Originally Posted by BrianBradford

This weekend the wife and I went to Applebees. I ordered an old fashioned. The waitress looked at me as if to say "what the hell is that?". I said its a bourbon drink. She said ok and soon after brought something that looked like a glass of ice water with a drop of bourbon in it. It tasted how it looked. I was rather disappointed.

Brian, going to Applebee's and ordering that drink shows true guts. Just Not very smart. Let me suggest that you do what I have done from time to time.

Upon ordering I proceed to the bar and wait, watch and 90% of the time I teach the bar person what to do. No, we shouldn't have to, but the alternative is not an option.

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If you want a pretty good Old Fashioned, go to Delilah's. But not on just any night.....go the night Julian and Preston are there during WhiskeyFest Chicago. They get behind the bar and make them as follows, IIRC.

Place paper napkin over glass. Place sugar cube on napkin and saturate cube with bitters (the napkin soaks up any excess). Drop cube into glass, add orange and lightly muddle. Add ice, whiskey and cherry. Stir. Drink. Repeat.